But perhaps most importantly, we are now witnessing a shift in our thinking about mental health.
The field of mental health care is ever-evolving, which might leave us wondering where were headed next.
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Countless individuals adjusted to attending appointments remotely, while still more decided to seek help for the first time.
People arent returning to the couch, says Priya Singhvi, LPC.
COVID-19 dramatically affected the practice of talk therapy by incorporating wide scale adoption of technology.
Many clinicians have made the choice to continue treating people remotely.
Now that telehealth has taken off, theres no going back.
The modality can also help patients process traumatic events and triggering situations in a safe, controlled environment.
Its important to note that VR therapy isnt necessarily new.
The budding field ofnutritional psychologyaims to change that.
The problem is bigger than psychiatry, extending to medicine as a whole, Naidoo writes.
Nutrition education for doctors is limited.
One area of this research is light therapy.
Amyloid plaques that build up in the brain at abnormal levels are associated with Alzheimers disease.
Some organizations are actually taking the time to understand and address the roots of the issues.
One of these issues is a leading cause of death in the United States.
This number,988, is a simpler alternative to the previous suicide prevention hotline number, 1-800-273-TALK.
Oftentimes, we hear the importance of self care without discussing what this looks like.
She urges that simply providing phone numbers and websites is not enough.
Some companies are even adding on-site mental health care services to their office spaces.
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